Section 165A.5. Enforcement — penalty.


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  •   1.  A person violating a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of at least one hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars. The proceeding to assess a civil penalty shall be conducted as a contested case proceeding under chapter 17A.

      2.  In addition to any other remedies provided, the department may file a petition in the district court seeking an injunction restraining any person from violating provisions of this chapter including a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

      3.  This section does not prevent a person from commencing a civil cause of action based on any right that the person may assert under statute or common law.

    2001 Acts, ch 101, §5

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    2001 Acts, ch 176, §62